Pruning is usually thought of as a fall activity. However, the rules are a little different for evergreens. You have to be ...

Smart gardeners learn to think small. They do their homework, and they plant varieties that don’t grow any larger than the ...

Jake Hobson is a master pruner. He’s written two books on pruning: Niwaki: Pruning, Training, and Shaping Trees the Japanese ...

One of these evergreen plants can be perfectly shaped to hide your trash cans, while the other will keep your outdoor space ...

There is nothing quite like a freshly-picked blueberry, whether you enjoy it straight off the bush or in a delectable blueberry dessert. If you grow blueberry bushes of your own at home, you'll want ...

The dwarf yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria ‘nana’) is native along the eastern states and into Central Florida, and it is well known for its slow growth habit, easy care and tolerance to pruning. For ...

After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown shrub. This shrub, a western spicebush (Calycanthus occidentalis), has ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown shrub. This shrub, a western ...

Karen is a writer and editor with more than 25 years of print and digital media experience working in newspapers, educational publishing, marketing, nonprofits, and magazines. Once October hits, you ...

Boxwood shrubs across the Midwest are facing a virulent threat, and it isn't due a harsh winter or neglectful gardeners. The culprit, according to University of Cincinnati biologist Theresa Culley, is ...